Dangerous Pesticides in Your Pee

The majority of US residents have detectable levels of glyphosate, the herbicide used in Roundup, in their urine, raising concerns over its health effects.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• More than 80% of U.S. children and adults, ages 6 years and up, have detectable levels of the herbicide glyphosate in their urine

• Out of 2,310 urine samples tested, 1,885 contained glyphosate levels at or above the detection limit

• The International Agency for Research on Cancer identified glyphosate as a probable human carcinogen in 2015

• S…